Eglin



Eglin C is a serine proteinase inhibitor isolated from leech. The images at the left and at the right correspond to one representative Eglin structure, i.e. crystal structure of Leech Eglin (1egp) which was cleaved between residues 45 and 46.

3D Structures of Eglin
1egp – lEglin-C – leech

1egl - lEglin-C – NMR

1sbn, 1sib, 1cse - lEglin-C+BsSubtilisin – Bacillus subtilis

2sec - lEglin-C+BlSubtilisin – Bacillus licheniformis

1acb - lEglin-C+cChymotrypsinogen – cow

1mee - lEglin-C+BpMesentericopeptidase – Bacillus pumilus

2tec, 3tec, 1tec - lEglin-C+TvThermitase – Thermoactinomyces vulgaris